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1927 Agen, France - 2008 Ury, France. Known for: Anthropomorphic, surreal animal sculpture.
A sculptor of anthropomorphic animals stylistically combining Surrealism and Realism such as monkies sitting in jeans and leather jackets, François-Xavier Lalanne worked with his sculptor wife,... Read full biography
A sculptor of anthropomorphic animals stylistically combining Surrealism and Realism such as monkies sitting in jeans and leather jackets, François-Xavier Lalanne worked with his sculptor wife, Claude Dupeux Lalanne, from a studio on an old dairy farm outside of Paris. On their property where they... Read full biography
A sculptor of anthropomorphic animals stylistically combining Surrealism and Realism such as monkies sitting in jeans and leather jackets, François-Xavier Lalanne worked with his sculptor wife, Claude Dupeux Lalanne, from a studio on an old dairy farm outside of Paris. On their property where they have lived for more than 40 years, they have a large assortment of their "beasts", most of them cast in bronze, such as owls, sheep, and apes. "Some pieces, like a head of cabbage on rooster legs, are... Read full biography
A sculptor of anthropomorphic animals stylistically combining Surrealism and Realism such as monkies sitting in jeans and leather jackets, François-Xavier Lalanne worked with his sculptor wife, Claude Dupeux Lalanne, from a studio on an old dairy farm outside of Paris. On their property where they have lived for more than 40 years, they have a large assortment of their "beasts", most of them cast in bronze, such as owls, sheep, and apes. "Some pieces, like a head of cabbage on rooster legs, are laugh-out-loud funny." (Lovine, 50) . The couple have been described as "prized darlings of an exclusive set for decades but until recently below the radar of a wider public." Among their collectors are "the chicest people in the world---many from... Read full biography
A sculptor of anthropomorphic animals stylistically combining Surrealism and Realism such as monkies sitting in jeans and leather jackets, François-Xavier Lalanne worked with his sculptor wife, Claude Dupeux Lalanne, from a studio on an old dairy farm outside of Paris. On their property where they have lived for more than 40 years, they have a large assortment of their "beasts", most of them cast in bronze, such as owls, sheep, and apes. "Some pieces, like a head of cabbage on rooster legs, are laugh-out-loud funny." (Lovine, 50) . The couple have been described as "prized darlings of an exclusive set for decades but until recently below the radar of a wider public." Among their collectors are "the chicest people in the world---many from fashion, like Yves Saint Laurent." (Lovine, 49) . In the 1960s, the Lalannes 'cronied around' with avant-gar.... Read full biography
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